Insect-destroyer.



W. T. BEYBR. INSECT DESTROYER. l APPLIUATION FILED 11111113, 1912.

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` WLLIAM T. BEYER, F PADU'CAH, KENTUCKY.

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that I, WILLIAMT. BEYER, the 'United States',`residin at Paducah, in the county of McCra litten,k tate of Kentiicltyfliave invented certain new and useful Improvement-s in Insect-Destroyers; and I do herebydeclare the' following' to Specification of Letters Patent.

, 1912. seriai'm. vorn/2e.

be a full', clear, and exact description of the bars 10 is downwardly invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to'make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in insect'destroyers, and has particular reference to a device for injecting or spraying powdered insecticide on to plants.

to rovide a sim which may be pu of standing plants, the dust being projected on tothe plant in a convenient manner, and danger of the same eyes obviated.

Other objects and advanta parent from thel following escription and with particular reference to the accompanying drawings; Y

In the drawings: Figure 1' is a side elele device of this character `vation of my insect'destroying machine, Fig,

2. is a top plan view, Fig. 3 is a side elevation, from the opposite side of the machine, Fig. 4 is a rear elevation, Fig.5 is a' vertical the line 5-5 6 is a vertical transverse of Fig. 2, and Fig.

the line 6-6 of Fi 2.

sectional view on Fig. 7 is an enlarged horizontal ragmenta detail sectional view on the line 7 7 0 Fig. 5.-

Referring particularly to the drawings, inyinvention comprises the bars'lO horizontally disposed having the rear ends turned up as at 11 andclip's 12 mounted on the upper' ends of the said portions 11. Journale'd in the turned portions 11 is an axle 13, carrying a ground engaging or supporting wheel 14 onV one end, and on the other end a'large beveled pinion 15. The front end of one of the curved as at 16.` Secured near the front'ends of the bars 10 are the upwardly and forwardly extending handle bars 17 suitably braced by means of the brace bars 18, which are secured at their opposite ends respectively to the bar 10 and `-to the handle bars, There are two of these bars 10, and between the front ends thereof is, mounted a fan casing' 19, in which is led downv between the rows blowing in the operators bars 10v adjacent the up? -ient reach of the operator, sol

mesh with thel the operation of the ,des vice.

mounted a'rotary fan 20, one of:-

nions of .said fan being suitably` o dialed in a` block 21 at one end mounted said curvedportion 16 of one the other bar 101 Connected to the upper portion of the fan casing and extending o 10, while the other trunnion is j'oiiiilaleil in t tiiunrearwardly are the pipesv 22, said pipes being held to the frame by means of the clips 12, before-mentioned. -The rearward extremity of each of the pipes 22 is provided with 'a rotatable spraying nozzle orrose 23, from which the dust or insect powder is sprayed4 and which may be rotated to dis' charge the powder 'at any angle according rllhe principal object` of the invention is` to the heights of the plants. Mounted on'the top of the fan casing 19 is a tank 24, which is Aadapted to contain the insecticide and communicates with the f-a-n easing by means of the downwardly and rearwardly extend'- ing nozzle 25.

the tank 24 is a shaft Extending transversely through the-bottom of es will be ap- 26V which carries. inwardly of the tank .an

agitator for keeping the powder frompackving in the bottom of the tank. On one of the ends of the shaft is a` pulley wheel28 which receives motion from a pulley 29 onthe fan shaft by nieansof the belt 30. Thus when the vdevice is pulled down between the rows of plants, by means of the pinion 15 to the loosely supported 'at its front end on one of the bars 10 and carrying on itsl rear end a pinion 32 for engagement'with the pinion 15. The opposite end of said shaft 31 is provided withv a small pinion 33 engaging with a similar pinion 34 on the fan shaft. This transmits' power drive the fan.

On the bar 10 adjacent the pinion 32 is a slottedy bracket 35 in which is slidably mounted av block 36 carried loosely by the shaft 31, a spring 37 being secured at its ends respectively to the block and t'o the bracket, to hold that the pinion 32 is normallyin'mesh with the pinion 15. Secured to the opposite side of the block 36 and extending through a a cord 39, which extends*- guide eye 38 is forwardly to the handles 17 within conventhat he may pull the pinion '32 out of pinion 15 to stop Upon release of the cord the spring 37 will draw the shaft so that the pinions will return to engagement. The tank 2 4 is to the fan shaft to.

motion willbe transmittedl 1 shaft 31 the shaft in suchposition Y ies ythe bolt inwardly of the lug carries an adjusting nut 45. On the bolt, 'between the nut and the receptacle, is a coil spring 44, the outer end of the spring being secured'to the bolt.

As the device is wheeled between the rows of plants the fan is rotated to blow air through the pipes 22. This causes a suction at the discharge end of t-he nozzle 25 which results in powder being blown through the pipes 22, and out through the nozzles or roses. 23 onto the plants.

lVhat is claimed is:

l. In a deviceA for distributing powdered insecticide, a wheel .supported frame, coniprising parallel bars having upturned rear ends, a pinion on the axle, a blast fan rotatably mounted onthe forward end of the bars of the frame and driven from the pinion, an insecticide tank mounted on the easing of the fan and discharging insecticide to the fan, pipes connected to the fan and extending rearwardly of the machine,

said pipes being supported onthe said upturned ends of the bars, and spraying nozzles on the rear ends of said pipes.

2. In an insecticide sprayin device, a frame comprising parallel barsliaving u turned rear ends, an axle mounted near t e rear ends of the bars, a wheel on the axle, a beveled pinion on one end of the axle, a. fan casing mounted in the forward ends of the bars of the frame, a blast .fan mounted in the casing, a shaft extending longitudinally on one of the bars 0f the frame, a. pinion on oneend of the said shaft engaging with the axle carried pinion, a pinion on the fan shaft, a pinion on the opposite end of the shaft for engagement with the fan shaft pinion, a slotted bracket on the frame adjacent the wheel, a block carried by the longitudinal shaft slidable in the bracket, a spring for normally holding the block and shaft so that the adjacent pinion is inngagenient with the axle car 1led pinion,` acord connected to the sliding block fornmoving the shaft to disengage the connected to the fan casing, saidipipes extending rearwardly andl being supported on the said upturned ends of the frame bars.

In testimony whereof, I aiiix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

W'ILLIAM- T. BEYER. lVitncsses Moses MARKS, LoUis KILKosoLA.

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